Emergency heater



March 8,1927.

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Patented Mar. 8, 1927.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM ALLEN BROWN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNELIANIA.

" EMERGENCY HEATER.

Application filed July 23, 1325.

My invention relates to the general class of emergency heaters used forwarming houses, apartments and the like, and which are usually bulky,unsightly, incommodious and unhandy, as compared with my presentinvention, which comprises a small, compact heater safely disposed sothat the fire hazard is reduced to a minimum and heat or light may beinstantly applied to the room by the turn of a switch. My novelcombination may be used on wall brackets, table or floor lamps, beingbuilt into the aforesaid fixtures and not being applicable to ordinarylighting fixtures already built, and having the appearance to the casualobserver of an ordinary lighting fixture.

In my novel invention I have disguised and collocated the heatingelement in such a manner, that the entire house could be heated inordinary weather by the disposition of a number of these devices throughthe different rooms and halls and in temperate climates no other meansof heating would be required.

To the above ends, my invention consists of a novel and usefulcombination of a flue or chimney surrounding a heating unit flanked byelectric bulbs, the assembly being masked with a lamp shade, myinvention, however, not being limited to a single heating unit orelectric bulb, as it may have a plurality of each or either incombination with one or more of the other, and the same may becollocated in other ways than that shown, without departing from thespirit of my invention.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in theaccompanying drawings forms thereof which are at pres ent preferred byme since they will, in practice, give satisfactory and reliable results,although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities ofwhich my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized andthat my invention is not limited to the precise arrangements andorganization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1, represents a vertical, sectionalview of a heating unit and its flue embodying my invention, the sectionbeing taken on line 1-1, of Figure '2.

Figure 2, represents a horizontal sectional view of a heating unit andits flue taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

.tJSS-UED' Figure 3, represents a vertical, sectional View of a completefloor lamp, the section being taken on line 33 of Figure 4, the shadeonly being in section.

Figure 4, is a plan view of Figure 3.

Figure 5, is a plan view of Fig. 6.

Figure 6, represents a vertical sectional view on line 6-6 of Figure 5,showing a table lamp, the shade only of which is in section.

Figure 7, represents a front elevation of my invention adapted to besecured to the wall in combination with a mirror support.

Figure 8, represents a vertical section on line 8-8 of Figure 7, theshade only being shown in section.

Figure 9, is a top plan view of Figure 7.

Figures 10 and 11 represent sectional and plan views of a modification.

Similar numerals of reference corresponding parts in all figures.

1 represents an outer cylinder or chimney within which is shown an innercylinder 2, and within the space 4 between the cylinders 1 and 2 Ilocate a layer or shell of resisting material 2 which may be supportedby the brackets 3 at top and bottom. This construction forms air spaces4 for insulation and the openings 5 at the top and bottom of thecylinders are for the egress of heated air passing out at the cylindertop and for the ingress of the air to be heated entering at the bottomof the flue between the cylinders.

It will be evident that this outer chimney may be constructed of asingle piece of insulating or heat resisting matera-l such as mica,asbestos or it may be constructed of an outer cylinder of metal and aninner wall of asbestos or other insulating material, if desired, withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention. At the junction of the lowerbrackets 3 is a socket 6 for an electric heating unit 7, whose electrode8 is supported by enclosing bracket 9 having the contour seen in Figure1, and the air moving through the surrounding insulated cylinder 1 isobviously brought to a high temperature by the unit 7.

The heating unit and its cylinder above described is assembled with oneor more electric light bulbs 10, as seen in Figures 3 and l and thisassembly is masked by an ornamental exterior shade 11 which gives theappearance of an ordinary lighting lamp and disguises the heater 8 andits Serial No. 45,536.

indicate adjuncts contained therein. The electric lights and heatingunit may be controlled by pull chains 12 or switches 13 or wall switchesaway from the devices as may be deemed necessary for their properinstallation. The ornamental shade 11 is supported by brackets at thetop and bottom, and the brackets 3 may extend horizontally as seen inFigure 1 or they may be bowed or curved as seen in Figures 3, 6, 7 and8.

My novel combination of heating unit and electric light bulbs may beused on a ceiling, wall, floor or table. The portable floor device seenin Figure 3 and the table device, seen in Figure 6 each have weightedbases 14 to keep them stable, while the wall fixtures are attached tostandard wall brackets or a mirrored support 16, as shown in Figures 7,8 and 9.

In the floor lamp construction seen in Figure 3 it will be understoodthat the heating and lighting elements are supported from the weightedbase 14 by the upright member 17, which may be solid or tubular. In thetable lamp seen in Figure 6, I have shown the heating element and itsadjuncts supported from the weighted base by the upright 18, the pair oflights 10 seen in said figure being supported on the branches 19, whichpreferably extend upwardly from a point near the base 14. i I

As a heating device, my invention possesses advantages over otherdevices, since I place the dangerous heating element in a sate position,out of the way of children and it is further thoroughly guarded fromcurtains, papers and other inflammable articles, which might beaccidentally ignited. There need be no unsightly electric stove plantedabout the floors, if a house is equipped with my novel devices as theyare hidden within artistic shades. The thermal action draws most of theatmosphere surrounding the device upwardly through the cylinder 1,thereby heating'the room evenly and thoroughly.

It will now be apparent that I have designed a new and usefulcombination of heating and lighting elements, which embodies theteat'ures of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statements of theinvention and the above description, and while I have in the presentinstance shown and described preferred embodiments thereof which willgive in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to beunderstood that such embodiments are susceptible of modification invarious particulars withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of theinventicn or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In Figures 10 and 11 I have shown another embodiment 0 1: my invention,wherein 20 designates my novel lighting and heating apparatus, whichcomprises-a ba'se 2l provided with a switch 22 of any suitableconstruction for controlling the flow of electric current to the lights23 and the heating element 24, which latter is the same as the heatingelements-8 already described. The lights 23 are supported upon thebranches 25 and are provided with a pull chain switch 26 of the usualconstruction. 27 designates a plate having a threaded stem 28 passingthrough the top 29 of the base 21 and secured in position by the nut 30,said plate or disc 27 supporting the frame 31 which is composed of aplurality of arms whose outer ends carry the ring 32, within which aresupported the outer cylinder 33, and the inner hollow asbestos member 34which is preferably in the shape of a truncated cone. The member 34 canbe composed of other non-conducting heat resisting material equivalentto asbestos.

The lower ends of the cylinder-33 and the cone 34 are concentricallyarranged and supported by the a-pertured plate 36 which carries the ring32, there being ports as indicated at 3 7 and 38, whereby a free upwardcirculation of hot air is permitted in the chambers 39 and 40.

The upper ends of the hollow members 33 and 34 are tied together by thependant rings 41 and 42 of the upper member 43, which may consist or": aplurality of bowed arms, surmounted by the eye 44, whereby the apparatuscan be readily transported. The heating element 24 maybe provided withthe exterior frame 45 similar to the frame 9 already described, and thesocket 46 supports the plug 47 which carries the heating element 24 andthe member 45. I have purposely omitted showing the wiring connectioncommon to the lamps 23, the heat ing element 24 and the switch 22 asthese may be of any usual or conventional type and their arrangement andconnection will be readily understood by those skilled in the art. Thedisc or plate 27 its threaded stem 28, and the nut 30 form a convenientmeans for assembling the heating element and its adjuncts with respectto the base 21, and their construction can be varied according torequirements. lVhile I have shown the device in Figure 10 as equippedwith the base 21, which may be weighted if desired, it will be apparentthat said base can be of a reduced diameter and supported upon asuitable pedestal or the like, so that the device seen in Figure 1 willbe suitable for a floor lamp, by merely mounting it upon a suitablepedestal.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let teis Patent, is

'1. In a device of the character stated, a base, a socket supportedthereon, an electric heating element vertically mounted in said socket,an outer chimney, an inner member surrounding said heating element,whereby an air space is formed between said chimney and member, meansfor securing the upper and lower ends of said chimney and member inconcentric position and electric light supports extending from said baseon either side of said chimney.

2. In a device of the character stated, a base, a socket supportedthereon, an electric heating element vertically mounted in said socket,an outer chimney, an inner member surrounding said heating element,whereby an air space is formed between said chimney and member, meansfor securing the upper and lower ends of said chimney and member inconcentric position, branches positioned above said base and formingelectric light supports, and electric light sockets carried by saidbranches and so assembled and controlled by switches as to give heat orlight or both simultaneously or independently.

3. In a device of the character stated, a base having supported thereona socket, an electric heating element mounted vertically in said socket,an outer cylinder, an inner heat-resisting cone surrounding said heatingelement, and means for holding the upper and lower ends of said cylinderand cone in concentric relation.

4-. In a device of the character stated, a base having supported thereona socket, an electric heating element mounted vertically in said socket,an outer cylinder, an inner heat-resisting cone surrounding said heatingelement, means for securing the upper and lower ends of said cylinderand cone in concentric position, and branches extending from said baseon each side of said cylinder and forming supports for electric lights.

5. In a device of the character stated, a base, a socket securedthereon, a heating element carried vertically by said socket, lower armsalso supported from said base, inner and outer rings carried by saidarms, an inner conical open ended non-conducting member, and an outermetallic cylinder having their lower edges supported on said rings,upper concentric rings for securing the upper ends of said cone andcylinder together, and a handle member secured to said upper rings.

6. In a device of the character stated, a base, a socket securedthereon, a heating element carried vertically by said socket, lower armsalso supported from said base,

inner and outer rings carried by said arms,

an inner conical open-ended non-conductin member, and an outer metalliccylinder having their lower edges supported on said rings, upperconcentric rings for securing the upper ends of said cone and cylindertogether, a handle member secured to said upper rings, and branchesextending upwardly from said base and carrying the electric lights.

WILLIAM ALLEN BROWN.

